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Did you know? On the first day of Desert Storm at least 12 Iraqi Fighters (including 4 MiG-29s) ran away instead of fighting US Navy F-14 Tomcats

F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Did you know? On the first day of Desert Storm at least 12 Iraqi Fighters (including 4 MiG-29s) ran away instead of fighting US Navy F-14 Tomcats

Dario Leone

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How the F-15 Streak Eagle broke eight time-to-climb world records

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

How the F-15 Streak Eagle broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records

Dario Leone

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This pilot scored both the first U.S. F-16 kill and the first kill for the AIM 120 AMRAAM

MiG Killers / Military Aviation

THIS PILOT SCORED BOTH THE FIRST U.S. F-16 KILL AND THE FIRST KILL FOR THE AIM-120 AMRAAM

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Here’s why the MiG-25 Foxbat was never as fast as the SR-71 (and why Soviets never developed their own Blackbird)

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Here’s why the MiG-25 Foxbat was never as fast as the SR-71 (and why Soviets never developed their own Blackbird)

Linda Sheffield Miller

How Soviet Propaganda on MiG-25 led to the development of the F-15, the premier air superiority fighter of the 20th century

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

MiG-25 Vs F-15: Here’s why, although less advanced than the Eagle, the Foxbat was faster than the F-15

Dario Leone

The Libyan MiG-23 pilot that fled to a Greek WW II airfield and all the skirmishes between Gaddafi’s fighters and US and French reconnaissance aircraft until early 1981

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Libyan MiG-23 pilot that fled to a Greek WW II airfield and all the skirmishes between Gaddafi’s fighters and US and French reconnaissance aircraft until early 1981

Dario Leone

Intercepting Iraqi MiG-25s, flying DACT against USMC F/A-18s and flying training sorties with live weapons: how RAF Tornado F3 crews prepared for Operation Desert Storm

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Intercepting Iraqi MiG-25s, flying DACT against USMC F/A-18s and flying training sorties with live weapons: how RAF Tornado F3 crews prepared for Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone

Impressive photos show Viktor Belenko’s defecting MiG-25 Foxbat buzzing Hakodate rooftops before landing at the city’s international airport

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Impressive photos show Viktor Belenko’s defecting MiG-25 Foxbat buzzing Hakodate rooftops before landing at the city’s international airport

Dario Leone

Former Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot tells the story of an exciting MiG-25 intercept

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot tells the story of an exciting MiG-25 intercept

Dario Leone

How Soviet Propaganda on MiG-25 led to the development of the F-15, the premier air superiority fighter of the 20th century

Military Aviation

How Soviet Propaganda on MiG-25 led to the development of the F-15, the premier air superiority fighter of the 20th century

Dario Leone

Of Floggers and Foxbats: the story of Syrian MiG-23s and MiG-25s, the fighter jets that were never able to match Israeli F-15s

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Of Floggers and Foxbats: the story of Syrian MiG-23s and MiG-25s, the fighter jets that were never able to match Israeli F-15s

Dario Leone

USMC F/A-18D Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Tense ATARS Mission aimed to Find a Missing Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat few days before the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

USMC F/A-18D Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Tense ATARS Mission aimed to Find a Missing IrAF MiG-25 Foxbat few days before the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

Here are some Tips for building an Accurate Model of an Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here are some Tips for building an Accurate Model of an Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat

Eagle Vs Foxbat: The MiG-25 Kills Scored by Israeli F-15s

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Eagle Vs Foxbat: The MiG-25 Kills Scored by Israeli F-15s

Dario Leone

The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Two: The Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Two: The Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War

Watch Algerian MiG-25 Foxbats taking part in Joint Air Defense Exercise with NATO Fighters

Military Aviation

Watch Algerian MiG-25 Foxbats taking part in Joint Air Defense Exercise with NATO Fighters

Dario Leone

A quick look at Algerian Foxbats: the only MiG-25 Fighters to Take Part in NATO Exercises

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

A quick look at Algerian Foxbats: the only MiG-25 Fighters to Take Part in NATO Exercises

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